2 Peter 3:15

Translations

Modern

Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

Traditional

And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

Literal

And esteem the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as also our beloved brother Paul according to the wisdom having been given to him, wrote to you,

Latin

…et Domini nostri longanimitatem, salutem arbitremini: sicut et carissimus frater noster Paulus secundum datam sibi sapientiam scripsit vobis,

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English

Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom God gave him.

Notes

2 Peter 3:15

our beloved brother Paul: The New Testament tells us only a little about the relationship between the apostles Peter and Paul. Some people think the two apostles were hostile toward each other because of the dispute in Antioch (Galatians 2:11–14). But the New Testament indicates otherwise.

Peter and Paul about the good news for non-Jews (Gentiles) (Acts 11:2–18; 15:7–11). Silvanus and Mark worked with both Paul and Peter (see 1 Peter 5:12–13). According to early Christian tradition, both apostles were killed in Rome during the same persecution under Nero in the mid-60s AD.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Simon Peter God’s Justice Human Confusion and God’s Purpose

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So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
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1 Kings 3:12
…behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.

People

Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles

Glossary

Bible Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Haggai, Book of New Testament Canon Peter, Second Letter of Wisdom

Topics

God: Longsuffering of Salvation is of the Patience of God The Patience of God: Salvation, the Object of Wisdom of Paul Word of God: Inspiration of Word of God: Unbelief In

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